5 Chestnut Drive, Bideford, EX39 3HH
About 5 Chestnut Drive
5 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bideford (EX39 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold February 2023 for £225,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 105.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Chestnut Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2023Most recent
£225,000
+43.3%over 6 years7 July 2016
£157,000
+13.8%over 2 years20 December 2013
£138,000
19 January 2007
£138,000
+68.3%over 4 years29 November 2002
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 3HH: £135,000 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in EX39 3HH
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
5 Chestnut Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,091
Street avg £2,219
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cedar Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bideford College. 5 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB








